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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 33 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7618 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF Mersa Matruh -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Stalled during aerobatics & spun into ground.
P/O William Ronald Foster Killed
Sources:
Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2008 21:40 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Oct-2009 23:23 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2012 09:23 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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